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Reflexes - ANSWER-Conditioned _______ are the product of respondent conditioning. Discriminated Operant - ANSWER-A behavior that occurs more frequently under some antecedent conditions than it does in others is called a(n): Anecdotal observation - ANSWER-A descriptive and temporally sequenced account of behavior in the natural environment is called a(n): Social validity of the behavior Four sources of information on the likelihood of success are the research literature on changing this behavior, the experience of the practitioner with the target behavior, the ability to control variables in the environments, and the available resources for implementing and maintaining the intervention. - ANSWER-In determining the likelihood of success in changing a behavior, all of the following should be considered except: Agreement between assessment and intervention data It is important for behavior definitions to be defined explicitly so that other behavior analysts can replicate your work, in order to achieve accurate and reliable measurement, and to compare data across studies. However, explicit behavior definitions are not relevant to agreement between assessment and intervention data. Typically, these data do not agree because the purpose of intervention is to change the behavior. - ANSWER-Explicit behavior definitions are important in research of applied behavior analysis for all of the following except: Operationalize empiricism Scientists and researchers use measurement to operationalize empiricism. Practitioners use measurement before, during, and after treatment to evaluate effects. - ANSWER-Practitioners need measurement in order to do all of the following except Moment-to-moment decisions must be made - ANSWER-Which of the following is a reason not to use permanent product measurement? Duration Event recording does not produce accurate measures for behavior that occurs for extended time periods. Behavior that occurs over an extended period of time is best measured using a timing procedure to measure duration. - ANSWER-You are preparing to observe Jennifer, a second grade student who has difficulty following teacher